Where does “paalusolmu” come from?

paalusolmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

paalusolmu (Finnish): A bowline

Definitions

  1. A bowline

Ancestry of “paalusolmu”, step by step

paalusolmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish paalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaalustake, pole; pile; the stake
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolmeEvery word from Proto-Finnic solmiEvery word from Proto-Finnic solmu